BILL NUMBER: SB 917	CHAPTERED  07/21/00

	CHAPTER   161
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 21, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 21, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JULY 6, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JULY 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 20, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Polanco

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Section 84211 of the Government Code, relating to
the Political Reform Act of 1974.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 917, Polanco.   Political Reform Act of 1974.
   Existing provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 require a
campaign statement filed in connection with the qualification of a
measure to contain specified information  with respect to each person
who has directly, indirectly, or through an intermediary received
payments of $100 or more for circulation of petitions to qualify the
measure.
   This bill would delete that requirement.
   The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides
that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes
with a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.
   This bill, which would declare that its provisions amending that
act further the purposes of the act, would therefore require a 2/3
vote.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 84211 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   84211.  Each campaign statement required by this article shall
contain all of the following information:
   (a) The total amount of contributions received during the period
covered by the campaign statement and the total cumulative amount of
contributions received.
   (b) The total amount of expenditures made during the period
covered by the campaign statement and the total cumulative amount of
expenditures made.
   (c) The total amount of contributions received during the period
covered by the campaign statement from persons who have given a
cumulative amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
   (d) The total amount of contributions received during the period
covered by the campaign statement from persons who have given a
cumulative amount of less than one hundred dollars ($100).
   (e) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the
beginning and the end of the period covered by the campaign
statement.
   (f) If the cumulative amount of contributions (including loans)
received from a person is one hundred dollars ($100) or more and a
contribution or loan has been received from that person during the
period covered by the campaign statement, all of the following:
   (1) His or her full name.
   (2) His or her street address.
   (3) His or her occupation.
   (4) The name of his or her employer, or if self-employed, the name
of the business.
   (5) The date and amount received for each contribution received
during the period covered by the campaign statement and if the
contribution is a loan, the interest rate for the loan.
   (6) The cumulative amount of contributions.
   (g) For each person, other than the filer, who is directly,
indirectly, or contingently liable for repayment of a loan received
during the period covered by the campaign statement, all of the
following:
   (1) His or her full name.
   (2) His or her street address.
   (3) His or her occupation.
   (4) The name of his or her employer, or if self-employed, the name
of the business.
   (5) The amount of his or her maximum liability.
   (h) The total amount of expenditures made during the period
covered by the campaign statement to persons who have received one
hundred dollars ($100) or more.
   (i) The total amount of expenditures made during the period
covered by the campaign statement to persons who have received less
than one hundred dollars ($100).
   (j) For each person to whom an expenditure of one hundred dollars
($100) or more has been made during the period covered by the
campaign statement, all of the following:
   (1) His or her full name.
   (2) His or her street address.
   (3) The amount of each expenditure.
   (4) A brief description of the consideration for which each
expenditure was made.
   (5) In the case of an expenditure that is a contribution, the date
of the contribution; the cumulative amount of contributions made to
a candidate, elected officer, or committee; the full name of the
candidate; and the office and district for which he or she seeks
nomination or election.  In the case of a contribution in support of
or opposition to a measure, the number or letter of the measure and
the jurisdiction in which the measure or candidate is voted upon.
   (6) The information required in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,
for each person, if different from the payee, who has provided
consideration for an expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or
more during the period covered by the campaign statement.
   (7) In the case of an expenditure made to pay or reimburse the
travel expenses or necessary accommodations of a candidate, his or
her representative, or a member of the candidate's immediate family,
the date, destination, and total expenditure for each trip.
   For purposes of subdivisions (h), (i), and (j) only, the terms
"expenditure" or "expenditures" mean any individual payment or
accrued expense, unless it is clear from surrounding circumstances
that a series of payments or accrued expenses are for a single
service or product.
   (k) In the case of a controlled committee, an official committee
of a political party, or an organization formed or existing primarily
for political purposes, the amount and source of any miscellaneous
receipt.
   (l) If a committee is listed pursuant to subdivision (f), (g),
(j), (k), or (p), the number assigned to the committee by the
Secretary of State shall be listed, or if no number has been
assigned, the full name and street address of the treasurer of the
committee.
   (m) In a campaign statement filed by a committee supporting or
opposing more than one candidate or measure, the amount of
expenditures of one hundred dollars ($100) or more for or against
each candidate or measure during the period covered by the campaign
statement and the cumulative amount of expenditures of one hundred
dollars ($100) or more for or against each candidate or measure.
   (n) In a campaign statement filed by a candidate who is a
candidate in both an election held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in June and an election held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, his or her controlled committee, or a
committee primarily formed to support or oppose such a candidate, the
total amount of contributions received and the total amount of
expenditures made for the period January 1 through June 30 and the
total amount of contributions received and expenditures made for the
period July 1 through December 31.
   (o) The full name, residential or business address, and telephone
number of the filer, or in the case of a campaign statement filed by
a committee defined by subdivision (a) of Section 82013, the name,
street address, and telephone number of the committee and of the
committee treasurer.  In the case of a committee defined by
subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013, the name that the filer uses
on campaign statements shall be the name by which the filer is
identified for other legal purposes or any name by which the filer is
commonly known to the public.
   (p) If the campaign statement is filed by a candidate, the name,
street address, and treasurer of any committee of which he or she has
knowledge that has received contributions or made expenditures on
behalf of his or her candidacy and whether the committee is
controlled by the candidate.
   (q) A contribution need not be reported nor shall it be deemed
accepted if it is not cashed, negotiated, or deposited and is
returned to the contributor before the closing date of the campaign
statement on which the contribution would otherwise be reported.
   (r) If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or
support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is
required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to
subdivision (j) and 50 percent or more of the business entity is
owned by a candidate or person controlling the committee, by an
officer or employee of the committee, or by a spouse of any of these
individuals, the committee's campaign statement shall also contain,
in addition to the information required by subdivision (j), that
person's name, the relationship of that person to the committee, and
a description of that person's ownership interest or position with
the business entity.
   (s) If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or
support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is
required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to
subdivision (j), and a candidate or person controlling the committee,
an officer or employee of the committee, or a spouse of any of these
individuals is an officer, partner, consultant, or employee of the
business entity, the committee's campaign statement shall also
contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (j),
that person's name, the relationship of that person to the committee,
and a description of that person's ownership interest or position
with the business entity.
   (t) The information required by Sections 84216 and 84216.5.
   (u) If the campaign statement is filed by a committee, as defined
in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013, information sufficient to
identify the nature and interests of the filer, including:
   (1) If the filer is an individual, the name and address of the
filer's employer, if any, or his or her principal place of business
if the filer is self-employed, and a description of the business
activity in which the filer or his or her employer is engaged.
   (2) If the filer is a business entity, a description of the
business activity in which it is engaged.
   (3) If the filer is an industry, trade, or professional
association, a description of the industry, trade, or profession
which it represents, including a specific description of any portion
or faction of the industry, trade, or profession  that the
association exclusively or primarily represents.
   (4) If the filer is not an individual, business entity, or
industry, trade, or professional association, a statement of the
person's nature and purposes, including a description of any
industry, trade, profession, or other group with a common economic
interest  that the person principally represents or from which its
membership or financial support is principally derived.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that the provisions of
this act further the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012.6 of the
Government Code.
